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Huayan didn't feel her body, she tried hard to move a limb but couldn't. It was not from tiredness, something was blocking her whole body. Only her eyes could move.
-Is that what they call a sleep paralysis?-
She grimaced in her mind. It's not comfortable at all.
She could only see white, it was so white that she couldn't perceive any distance but it strangely didn't feel too bright to look at.
-Where is this? Is it really a dream or.... I was kidnapped? But I locked the door this time....right??- She gasped at the thought.
"Oh it seems I can use my mouth now!
Hello? Is anyone here?" Here...here..here...
Her voice resonated for some time but no one responded. Little by little each part of her body unlocked themselves and she stood up. Her long black hair floated as if she was submerged in water.
She happily walked as she watched her own hair flutter and follow her body.
"No shampoo in the world could make my hair like that! They're so soft and literally fly!" She said to herself while holding her chubby cheeks.
Some time passed and she was really getting bored of playing with her own hair.
"What am I ? A dog?! Playing around with my own body, tsk tsk."
...
"Whoever put me here, I demand of you to show yourself!" She shouted.
"Show yourseeelf!!" She held her hands at the side of her mouth to accentuate her cries.
"If you don't, I will f-" Just when she was threatening the guilty a string of yellow flames rose from the ground into what would be the sky. A whirlwind here was sucking on all the flames when a huge glowing face immersed from bellow.
Huayan was so tiny in comparison that she could only see a giant nose the size of mountain.
She fell to the ground, amazed by the sight.
More whirlwinds appeared and took away the giant's yellow flames so only a human sized version of what seemed to be a woman could remain.
Huayan moved back, her heart full of fear and astonishment.
Three hallow floated above the woman's head. Huayan contained her smirk as they looked like pancakes.
-Speaking of pancakes, I am hungry- she thought.
The woman interrupted her thoughts, seemingly amused by Huayan's train of thinking.
"I heard your wish, little one. Do you understand what I am talking about?"
Huayan stayed silent and answered: "Yes I know."
"Do you still want the same thing? Even though you could ask me for something else now that I am before you?"
She property sat on her knees and lowered her head in respect. "Please give my life a meaning, I want to be happy, I'm- I'm tired of loneliness... "She said with honesty. While imploring, some tears slide down her face.
"Won't you regret?" The woman asked a last question with a tender smile.
A picture of granny Lu appeared in Huayan's mind. She knew that accepting would mean never seeing her again but although the love she received from her made her happy, she didn't feel it fulfilling.
The glowing lady knew what Huayan was thinking and assured her "No, you will see Lu En again. So what is your choice?"
Huayan took the hand the diety proposed her. It was warm.
She did not need to say yes, as she knew the lady could read her mind.
She closed her eyes shut when something appeared to leave her chest. At the moment she opened her eyes again and saw the face of a midle aged woman, she was smiling at Huayan, her forehead was sweaty and her eyes tired but everything was peaceful.
Huayan payed attention to the surrounding and found several women staring at her in awe.
A man stood next to her and reached his hand to touch hers.
Huayan grabbed unconsciously the finger in front of her.
She was.....reborn?